[Python-Dev] Running Py2.6 with the -3 option

[Benjamin Peterson]

On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 6:24 AM, Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com> wrote:
> Some effort needs to be made to clear the standard library of -3 warnings.
>  Running -3 on production code usually involves exercising library code so
> the useful result is obscured by Python complaining about itself.  Since
> that use case involves the users own tests, I don't think the effort needs
> to be extended to our own unittest suite.  But the rest of the library could
> likely benefit from a good -3 cleanup.

Yes, indeed. We should make sure, however, that the changes in the 2.6
libraries are the absolute minimum to get the job done. (I'm trying to
pretend like this isn't violating the prohibition on all-inclusive
overhauls in the stdlib.)



-- 
Cheers,
Benjamin Peterson
"There's no place like 127.0.0.1."